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Why Rajab Butt Was Assaulted Inside a Karachi Courtroom

Rajab Butt was assaulted by lawyers inside Karachi’s City Courts during a blasphemy bail hearing. Here’s what actually happened, why it escalated, and what it reveals about Pakistan’s influencer–institution clash, mob justice, and rule of law.

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  • The 2019 Punjab Institute of Cardiology attack, where lawyers vandalized a hospital

  • Post–Bar Council election gunfire incidents

  • The aggressive street power that followed parts of the 2007–09 Lawyers’ Movement

Pakistan’s legal community has historically stood for constitutionalism. When lawyers become a mob inside a courtroom, the symbolism is devastating.

This is not about defending an influencer. It is about defending institutions from self-inflicted loss of legitimacy.


Influencers vs Institutions: A Collision Long in the Making

Pakistan’s state and society have struggled to adapt to social media’s speed and scale. Governments oscillate between digitization promises and platform bans; institutions demand respect but often lack credible enforcement mechanisms.

The result is a dangerous vacuum where:

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